Tire-holder for automobiles.



No. 894,079 PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

' F. s. SUTHBRGREBN.

TIRE HOLDER FORAUTOMOBILBS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1907.

Hadara LY. 291(f/16W/66fl Wit" use: I

, ed new and useful Improvements in Tire- FREDERIO S. SUTHERGREEN, OF OSTERVILIE, MASSACHUSETTS.

TIRE-HOLDER non AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of- Letters Patent.

Patented Jul' 21, 1908.

Application filed May 16, 1907. Serial No. 374,001.

T 0 all whom it may concern? Be it known that I, FREDERIG S. SUTHER- GREEN, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Osterville, in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, have invent- Holders for Automobiles, of which the fol.- lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to tire holders of that class which are used for carrying extra tires for automobiles, to be readily available in case of emergency; and it has for its objeot to provide simple and improved means for carrying and supporting such extra tires in such a manner that they may be swung or moved to an out of the way position in order not to obstruct persons entering or descending from the automobile. 1

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly ointed out in the claims. In t eaccompanying. drawing has been illustrated 'a simple and preferred form of the invention; it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

ut that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the invention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a car equipped with the improved tire holder. Fig. 2 1s a perspective view showing the pivoted tire supporting member, detached. Fig. 3 is a erspec tive detail view of the tire clam use in connection with the invention. ig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the staple used for the attachment of said clamp.

Corresponding arts in the several figures are denoted by li e characters of reference.

The improved tire holder comprises a vertical post or upright 1 which is pivotally mounted for oscillation in suitable bearings 22 which latter may be applied in any suitable position upon an automobile or car ad- 'acent to the entrance 3 to the automobile.

n the drawing, one of the bearings-is applied to the body 4 and the other to the step 5 of the car, but the articular arran ement of said bearings may e altered, and t e construction of said bearings, which have been shown as consisting of ordinary sockets, may

be modified within the scope of the inven-.

tion.

The upright 1 is provided with a laterally extending arm 6; and said arm and upright are each provided with a tire supporting'arm 7 having recesses 8 for the accommodation of one or more tires. The arms 7 are-provided with slots 9 adjacent to the ends thereof for the rece tion of securing members such as stra s 10 w ereby the tire or tires may be secure arms. A separate mem er is provided which. I call a tire clamp and the-same being shown in detail'in Fig. 3 of the drawings; said tire clamp 11 is provided with recesses 12 for the accommodation of one or more tires and with slots 13 for the passage of a fastenin member such as a strap)14 whereby the 0 amp is secured in a suita le position u on the tire or tires which are supported in t e reoesses8 of the arms 7; said tire clamp is provided in position u on the supporting with a hasp 15 having a staple engaging slot 16 and a pivoted hook 17, or other suitable means whereby said clamp may be" detach ably; suc as a staple 18 which is to be secured in connected with an engaging member a suitable position upon the dash board or bod of the car.

T e operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description .taken in connection with the drawings h'ereto annexed. The tire supporting device is applied to the car in a suitable position adjacent tothe entrance to the automobile, and the tire or tires supported thereby will thus normally obstruct said entrance but may, when desired, be

swung like a door or gate to a non-obstruct ing position by disconnecting the hasp or fastening device connected with thee ampmg member 11 fron the staple or engaging de vice 18. I

Extra tires are frequently carried upon antomobiles or touring cars in a position adjacent to the entrance to the machine'for the reason that this is the most available dpos1- tion; but the entrance is thus obstructe and the car cannot conveniently be entered. By the resent invention, the tire sup orting mem er is pivotally mounted, and t e' tire may thus be move to an uno bstructing position, and it also serves to form a gate .or door to the automobile.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In a tire supporting device, a rod suported for oscillation, tire supporting mem- I ere connectedtherewith, a tire clamp, and means for connecting said tire clamp with a fixed supporting point.

2. In a device of the class described, a rock shaft, bearings for the same, tire supporting member connected to the said rock shaft, a tire clamp having a hasp provided with a slot and a pivoted hook, and a sta le suitably supported for engagement with t e liasp.

3. In a device of the class described, a rod supported for oscillation and having a laterally extending arm, supporting members ,ing a connected with said rod and arm and having tire receiving recesses and slots adjacent to the ends thereof, slot engaging means for securing1 tires in the recesses, a tire clamp havasp pr'ovided with a slot and a pivoted hook, and a suitably supported'staple adapted to lee-engaged thereby.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, FREDERIO S. SUTHERGREEN. Witnesses:

HORACE S. PARKER, HENRY P. LEONARD. 

